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NASA Destination Tomorrow - DT20 - Advances In Medical Tech

by: NASA LaRC Office of Education

Publication date: 6/1/2006

Topics: NASA Destination Tomorrow, Kera O'Bryon, TechWatch, Medical Techology, ARTEMIS, X ray, X-ray, Cat scan, Vishant Shahnawaz, X ray vision, X-ray vision, Minimally Invasive Surgery, _Episode 20, DT20,

Language: en

Rights: Public Domain

Item Size: 356.3M

Second segment of episode 20 contains the TechWatch segment which describes how NASA research has been the driving force behind new medical technology. The second segment of episode 20 begins with a brief flashback of how the practice of medicine has evolved from X rays to current Cat scans. The Advances in Medical Tech segment describes how the ARTEMIS technology combines CAT scans with virtual imaging technology to provide doctors with greater precision in their operations.